Nations strike deal at COP28 to transition away from fossil fuels
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Representatives from nearly 200 countries agreed at the COP28 climate summit on Wednesday to begin reducing global consumption of fossil fuels to avert the worst of climate change, signalling the eventual end of the oil age. The deal struck in Dubai after two weeks of hard-fought negotiations was meant to send […]
COP28 forced into overtime as fossil fuel phase-out divides countries
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters The COP28 climate talks went into overtime on Tuesday as countries engaged in shuttle diplomacy to bridge deep international divisions over how to deal with fossil fuels in the summit’s final text. Where the conference lands on the issue will send a powerful message to global investors and markets about the […]
New COP28 draft deal stops short of fossil fuel ‘phase out’
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters A draft of a potential climate deal at the COP28 summit on Monday suggested a range of measures countries could take to slash greenhouse gas emissions, but omitted the “phase out” of fossil fuels many nations have demanded – drawing criticism from the US, EU and climate-vulnerable countries. The draft has […]
COP28 clashes over fossil fuel phase-out after OPEC pushback
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Countries clashed on Saturday over a possible agreement to phase-out fossil fuels at the COP28 summit in Dubai, jeopardising attempts to deliver a first-ever commitment to eventually end the use of oil and gas in 30 years of global warming talks. Saudi Arabia and Russia were among several countries insisting that […]
COP28 leader urges nations to get out of “comfort zones”
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber urged countries on Friday to get out of their comfort zones and work together to reach agreement before the two-week summit ends. “Let’s please get this job done,” he said, opening a plenary session as the summit entered its toughest phase of negotiations. “I need you to […]
Stop posturing and aim high, UN climate chief tells COP28
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Countries at the COP28 climate talks need to stop posturing, aim high and agree on a way to end the “fossil fuel era as we know it”, UN climate chief Simon Stiell said on Wednesday, as tension over the future of coal, oil and gas came to the fore. Stiell was […]
Climate finance in the spotlight at COP28 climate talks
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Money pledges stacked up at COP28 in Dubai on Monday as delegates sought to address the huge gap between what is needed in climate finance and the amounts so far on offer. The United Arab Emirates, the host of this year’s conference, pledged to mobilise $US270 billion in green finance by […]
Scientists launch research effort at COP28 for Congo rainforest
Sao Paulo, BrazilReuters Hundreds of scientists at the United Nations COP28 climate summit on Sunday launched a research coalition aimed at correcting a historic lack of information about the Congo River basin and its rainforest, the second largest in the world. The Science Panel for the Congo Basin, backed by the United Nations Sustainable Development […]
COP28 focus on health draws $US777 million to fight tropical disease
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters The United Arab Emirates and several charities at the UN climate summit on Sunday offered $US777 million in financing for eradicating neglected tropical diseases that are expected to worsen as temperatures climb. Climate-related factors “have become one of the greatest threats to human health in the 21st century”, COP28 President Sultan […]
US lays out plan at COP 28 to slash climate “super pollutant” methane from oil and gas
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters The Biden administration on Saturday unveiled final rules aimed at cracking down on US oil and gas industry releases of methane, part of a global plan to rein in emissions that contribute to climate change. The rules, two years in the making, were announced by US officials at the United Nations […]